Agenda - Council Work Session - 12/07/2010

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CC Work Session Date: 12/07/2010 By: Amy Dietl Administrative Services Item #: 2. b. Information Title: Review Proposals for Ramsey Resident Advertising Background: On August 25, 2009, Council approved the proposal provided by Scott Robinson with Youth First Marketing to sell advertising in theRamsey Resident newsletter to help offset the cost of production. In addition to approving the proposal, Council directed staff to revisit this topic after the first year of producing the newsletter with advertisements. One year has passed since the first edition of the Ramsey Resident was published with advertisements; therefore, staff would like to present four different proposals for advertising in the newsletter. The first option is to continue service with Scott Robinson, dba Wheels of Thunder under a revised agreement, which is attached. Due to the fact that the Youth First Marketing payments to the City are nearly $10,000 in arrears, Mr. Robinson is amenable to having the contract modified to have 100% of advertising revenue go directly to the City until the account is made current. After the account is current, the City would split the revenue it receives for advertising 50150 with Mr. Robinson. Under the new contract, advertisers will make payments directly to the City and the City will disburse the 50% share to the marketing firm. This will give the City better control than it has under the current contract. Staff also solicited proposals from ECM Publishers, Inc., Prime Advertising, and Tidbits and these proposals are attached for Council review. Council Action: Based on discussion. Attachments Scott Robinson dba Wheels of Thunder Scott Robinson Spreadsheet ECM Publishers, Inc. Prime Advertising Tidbits Form Review Inbox Reviewed By Date Kurt Ulrich Kurt Ulrich 12/02/2010 02:34 PM Form Started By: Amy Died Started On: 12/02/2010 Final Approval Date: 12/02/2010